Two more players entered the Winter Championship in round two, pushing the tally to 28. As with the first round, there were several upsets. This time, the upsets claimed the top two boards. On board 1, Walter van Heemstede Obelt drew with Cam Leslie who, despite a huge time deficit was able to set up a mating net while under severe attack and force Walter to draw by repetition. On board 2, Matt Goodale upended Antonius Raelund. The other upset of the night saw Jim Burney down Craig Moore. There are only four perfect scores after two rounds!
The always popular Winter Championship began its five week run on January 9 with 26 players taking part in the g/90 (d5) event. There were two first round upsets, and several talented first time players will make this a strongly contested event.
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